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APPLICATION FILED APR.17. 1905. RENEWED JUNE 28,1906.

wihwoow (0W mm UNITED s'rA rns PATENT OFFICE ALFRED E. GLASCOGK, OFWASHINGTON, DlSTlRlC" OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNQR TO GEORGE G. SOHROEDER, OFl/VASHINGTON. DlS- TltlOT OF GOLU MBIA;

CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

Application filed April 17, 190.5. Renewed-June 28, 1906. Serial No.323.894-

To all wl om it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED E. GLASCOGK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented newand useful Improvements in Clips, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to clips adapted especially to be used as asubstitute for staples for securing wire to posts for fencing purposes;and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts,as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

As stated, the object of this invention is to form a substituteforstaples in wire-fence construction, and in order to fully understandthe'advantages of my invention some of the disadvantages of the staplemay be stated. 'In the first place the use of my. clip permitsfli'e'iise ofthe ordinary w re nail as a securing means between theclip and the post.

Wire nails are much cheaper than the staples now upon the market. In theuse of -staples many are twisted and bent out of shape in the operationof driving, and consequently such bent staples must be withdrawn andthrown away, which constitutes a waste of time and material. The stapleis provided with a rounded end which makes it impossible to apply theforce of the hammer directly to the-legs or ends of the staple, andconsequently the staples are liable to bend in hard wood, and almostinvariablydo so if one of the ends should strike a knot in the wood. Bythe use of, the wire nail the forceof driving is direct, and such nailswill not bend when driven into the hardest wood, and should the mint ofthe nail strike a knot in the wood the direction of the point of thenail is simply deflected and'the nail need not be withdrawn.Furthermore, the shape and construction of the clip are such as topresent a maximum amount of metal to the Wire, and by providing thegrooves as will be hereinafter explained the wire is less liable to sliplongitudinally under the clip than it is under a staple properly driven.

In the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one formof t e clip, shown as securing a strand of wire to a post.. Fig. 2 is anedge. elevation of the form of the invention as shownin Fig. 1. Fig. 3is aside elevation of another form of the invention, shown as socuri'ngastrand of wire to a post. Fig. 4

tends transversely across the strip and at an acute angle to thelongitudinal axis of the same. The said groove 2 is adapted to receivethe Wire 3. The depth of the groove is not. quite as" great as thediameter of the said Wire, so'that when the clip is applied to' the wireand secured by the nails 4 the said groove presses the Wire firmlyagainst the post and holds the same. On each side of the groove 2 thesaid strip is provided with one or more nailerforations 5. (Indicated indotted lines in igs. 1, 3, and 5.)

In the form of the invention as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the clip isprovided with the longitudinally-eXtendmg groove 6, which extends alongthe central longitudinal axis of the clip and crosses the groove 2. Thispro vision, however, may also be embodied in the form of clip shown inFigs. '1 and 2 and 5 and 6 and is for the purpose of adding rigidity tothe clip and also for adding strength to the groove 2., in order thatthe last said groove ma have a tendency to indent the wire 3, an therebyprevent -longitudinal slip of the same.

In the form of the invention as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the diagonally op"osite ends 7 7 of the strip are bent down su stantiallyat right anglesto the under face of the clip. The said bent ends are designed to bedriven into the grain of the wood 0st, and thereby make the clip morerigid wlth the post when secured and less liable to lateral twist whenunder strain. This idea of bendin down the diagonally opposite endsofthe c ip at substantially right angles ma likewise be carried out inthe. form of c ip' represented in Figs. 1 and 2 and also the form shownin Figs.

3 and 4.

Having described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A clip for securing wire to a 0st consisting of a strip of metaladapte to pass diagonally over the wire, and having on opposits sides ofthe wire nail-perforations.

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- sisting of a strip of metal having: a'tra'ns- 2. A clip for securingwire to a post con sisting of a strip of metal havinga-transverselyextending groove extending at an acute angle'to thelongitudinal axis of theclip; and adapted to receive the wireandnail-per forations located on opposite sides ofsaid groove. 3. Asisting of a strip of metalhaving its corners bent atan angle to theface of the strip and suitablenailperforations. a

4. A clip forsecuring wireto' a post conversely-extend'ing groove, and agroovev'exe tending alon its longitudinal axis.

5. A clip or securing wire to a post consisting of a strip of metalhaving a transclip for securing'wire to apost'con versely-extendinggroove located at an acute angle to the longitudinalaxisof the strip,and

sisting of a strip-of metal having a transverselyextending groovelocated at ansacute' angle to the longitudinal axis of the strip, and agroove extending in the longitudinal axis of the strip, said groovescrossing. each other.

'In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALFRED E. GLASCOCK. Witne'sses':

W. VAN DYKE, HARVEY- S. IRwIN.

